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Author: Theodore Lee

Theodore Lee is the editor of Caveman Circus. He strives for self-improvement in all areas of his life, except his candy consumption, where he remains a champion gummy worm enthusiast. When not writing about mindfulness or living in integrity,  you can find him hiding giant bags of sour patch kids under the bed.
Life Experiences

Confessions Of A Former Klansman

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(photo: “Ku Klux Klan” by Arete13)

Who brought you into the fold of white supremacy?

I was introduced to racist ideology around the age of 14, by some other teenagers who were skinheads. I never really joined, but I shaved my head and put boots on. Not necessarily because I believed any of it. I thought it made me look edgy and tough. I moved from my all white semi rural town at 19 to an outlying suburb near a predominantly black inner city area. This is where I dealt with my first encounters with African Americans. After some ugly altercations and having a few guns stuck in my face, my immature mind decided that because I had dealt with some black people who happened to be bad, all black people must be bad. I found Klan contacts on a WN message board and reached out.

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Picture Of The Day

Picture of the Day

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10 people killed in a racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket, police say. The 18-year-old suspect, Payton Gendron is in custody

The suspect drove to Buffalo to the Tops market heavily armed, wearing tactical gear, and had a camera where he was livestreaming what he was doing, said Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia.

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Pictures and Videos of the Day That Will Put A Smile On Your Face – Ned Hardy

North Korea ‘Sending Out SOS’ as It Admits Unnamed Disease Has Spread to 350k People – VICE

We’ve been carrying this handy little attachment in our toolbag for years, and it has come in handy more times than we can count. Its 90-degree design allows you to drill screws and fasteners into areas that wouldn’t allow for the length of a drill, like in tight cupboards, or awkward automotive applications – Amazon

BLM co-founder admits she held parties at mansion bought with donor funds – Komo News

Wife filled husband’s phone with child porn in attempt to get custody of children, Oklahoma police say – Penn Live

7 Poisonous Mushrooms and What Happens if You Eat Them – Field and Stream

EXPLAINER: Why Finland, Sweden joining NATO will be big deal – AP News

People Share Weird Things About Europe That Europeans Don’t Realize Are Weird (20 Posts) – Ruin My Week

The 11 Scariest Twilight Zone Episodes to Give You Chills – The Lineup

Girls with perfect bodies (nsfw) – Leenks

The Five Worst Sandwiches Ever Concocted, According to TikTok’s Resident Sandwich Historian – Mel Magazine

Say less: Elite Army snipers offer their secret to better communication  – Task and Purpose

The Most Overrated Tourist Destinations (And Where To Go Instead) – Life Hacker

Elon Musk says Twitter deal on hold pending details on fake accounts; shares plunge 19% – CNBC

This is a really useful tool for casual measuring, particularly larger distances, for instance: room dimensions, pantry shelf depths, and other places where using a long tape is awkward or might require a second person – Amazon

The 9 Best Breweries In Austin In 2022 – Van Life Wanderer

Smokepurpp Addresses Viral Video of Near-Empty Concert – Complex

How you can support someone who is in an abusive relationship – Ideas

Andy Dick Arrested For Felony Sexual Battery After Cops Surround His Trailer – Towleroad

How to Stream Every ‘Friday the 13th’ Movie in 2022 – How to Geek

Funny Spotify Playlist Names – Sad And Useless

Britney Spears’ scandalous selfies are eye-opening – Phun

Answers

What Caused The 2008 Housing Crisis?

The United States slipped into a minor recession right after 9/11, so the government used its control over how much money is circulating to make it cheaper to borrow money. Because interest rates were low, people borrowed a lot of money and used much of it to buy houses. While this was happening, home prices were increasing year after year, and everyone assumed this would continue forever.

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Picture Of The Day

Picture of the Day


A Japanese balloon bomb drifted 6,000 miles to deliver a deadly blow to a party of Sunday school picnickers in Bly, Oregon.

In 1945, In Bly, Oregon, Mrs. Elsie Mitchell and five neighborhood children are killed while attempting to drag a Japanese balloon out the woods. Unbeknownst to Mitchell and the children, the balloon was armed, and it exploded soon after they began tampering with it.

They were the first and only known American civilians to be killed in the continental United States during World War II.

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Links

Linkage

Do Kwon Is the Elizabeth Holmes of Crypto – Coin Desk

Whatever Happened To Talisa Soto (2022 Update) – Ned Hardy

You don’t have to pay a cable company for broadcast TV. TV antennas will catch local affiliates of FOX, CBS, ABC, NBC, The CW, and PBS, which all reach over 95% of American homes – Amazon

How to 80/20 Your Life – Mark Manson

This is the first image of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way – NPR

Kremlin says Finland joining NATO is ‘definitely’ a threat to Russia – Reuters

‘I lost my life savings’: Terra Luna cryptocurrency collapses 98% overnight – Independent

What Do Female Incels Really Want? – The Atlantic

Japan once led global tech innovation. How did it fall so behind? – Rest of World

This is what may happen when we merge the human brain and computers – The Next Web

Men Are Sharing Unwritten ‘Guy Code’ Rules And They’re Pretty Wholesome (20 Posts) – Ruin My Week

Easily The Worst Parking Attempt Of The Decade (video) – Leenks

If you have a nice pair of headphones, consider getting an amp. The amp makes the sound less distorted and much more juicy, more alive, more oompf – Amazon

Bad girls bend at the waist (34 Photos) – The Chive

Google Maps “immersive view” is the ultimate graphics mode for Google Maps – ARS Technica

“I’m Mistaken for My Own Granddaughter’s Sister” A 64-Year-Old Lady Reveals How She Manages to Look So Young – Bright Side

The Best Airbnb in Every National Park, from Yellowstone Lodges to Key West Bungalows – Traveler

10 Reasons Women Marry Serial Killers – Listverse

Which Horror Character is Your MBTI Personality Type? – Lineup

Nicole Scherzinger’s Pink Bikini of the Day – Drunken